Classification and diagnostic criteria of variants of Hirschsprung's disease

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 855-872

  Friedmacher, Florian ^a   Puri, Prem ^a,b  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ganglioneuromatosis; Hirschsprung's disease; Hypoganglionosis; Immature ganglia; Internal anal sphincter achalasia; Intestinal neuronal dysplasia; Megacystis microcolon intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; ENEMA; LAXATIVE;

ABSENCE OF THE ARGYROPHIL PLEXUS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON DISEASE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GANGLIONEUROMA; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMATURE GANGLIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERNAL ANAL SPHINCTER ACHALASIA; INTESTINAL GANGLIONEUROMATOSIS; INTESTINAL NEURONAL DYSPLASIA; ISOLATED HYPOGANGLIONOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULL THROUGH OPERATION; REVIEW; SYNDROME MMIH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; COLON; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ABNORMALITIES; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTESTINAL PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; SYNDROME; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 84883446616     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: 14379813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-013-3351-3     Document Type: Review

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